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Gardiner Middle School

Q: Is Gardiner Middle School a good school?

Gardiner Middle School ranks 172 nd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Gardiner Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Oregon City, Oregon, serving 699 students and part of Oregon City School District 62. In 2025–2026, it ranked 172nd of 371 Oregon middle schools — the 54th percentile, 3 stars — placing it below its own district. After a pandemic-era slide, the school has improved for four straight years, gaining 17 percentile points, though it remains below its mid-2010s peak. Current proficiency is 41.8% in English language arts, 31.9% in math, and 25.7% in science; that is near the state average in ELA and math but 4.9 points behind in science.

Two things stand out for parents. First, attendance is a real strength: chronic absenteeism is 26.5%, better than the district (29.6%) and state (33.5%) and the fourth-lowest among ten nearby schools. Second, class sizes are a concern. The student–teacher ratio is 28.3:1, the highest in that comparison group and a sharp jump from 22.5:1 just two years earlier. Per-student spending is $18,464 — mid-pack. Notably, Gardiner outperforms several higher-spending, smaller-class neighbors, including Walter L Kraxberger Middle School, Rowe Middle School, and Alder Creek Middle School, in some subjects, suggesting money and class size alone do not determine results here.

Compared with its same-district peer Tumwata Middle School, Gardiner has similar enrollment and student economics but leads in math while trailing in ELA and science — even though Gardiner’s attendance is better. The highest-scoring nearby schools, such as Rosemont Ridge Middle School and Meridian Creek Middle School in West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J, serve lower-poverty populations. Inside Gardiner, results vary widely: low-income students and students in special education score lower, with a 37-percentile-point spread between the highest- and lowest-performing groups, while gifted and talented students improved to the 55th percentile. Science and 7th-grade ELA are the weakest spots. Overall, this is an improving, mid-pack school with strong attendance but notable class-size and achievement-gap challenges.

699

Students ?

28.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,464

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Williams St
Oregon City, OR 97045

(503) 785-8200

District: Oregon City School District 62

Students who attend Gardiner Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oregon City Senior High School

Feeder schools for Gardiner Middle School:

Elementary:	Candy Lane Elementary School
	Gaffney Lane Elementary School
	John McLoughlin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

25.6%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2022 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 37th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Oregon median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Oregon avg37%

172^nd of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Oregon City School District 62

35^th of 141Oregon City School District 62 among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	172 of 371	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	174 of 368	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	194 of 371	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	237 of 380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	230 of 367	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	126 of 379	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	121 of 384	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	118 of 382	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.1	95 of 383	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	101 of 381	73.5%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	121 of 382	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	110 of 377	70.8%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	89 of 395	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	101 of 357	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	64 of 343	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	60.2	123 of 323	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	141 of 315	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	80 of 295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	47.2	150 of 285	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.2	185 of 271	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	196 of 270	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	164 of 321	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	131 of 316	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	160 of 313	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	201 of 323	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	203 of 310	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	87 of 277	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	119 of 342	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	46 of 103	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	73 of 103	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	84 of 103	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	67 of 93	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	118 of 196	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	119 of 196	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	168 of 201	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	97 of 194	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	96 of 191	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	96 of 210	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	162 of 256	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	148 of 240	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	120 of 244	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.9	302 of 312	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	227 of 364	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	124 of 282	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	149 of 327	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	177 of 330	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	179 of 323	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	213 of 318	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	184 of 312	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	74 of 291	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	104 of 341	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	65 of 133	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	58 of 114	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	37 of 115	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	63 of 180	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	98 of 153	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	141 of 150	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	65 of 156	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	141 of 354	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	147 of 351	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	226 of 360	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	239 of 355	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	123 of 344	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	123 of 357	65.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)60th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics32%~ state avg

Science26%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

I am always amazed when teachers get involved politically in the community, trying to shut down local businesses because of a personal opinion is not what I want teaching my children.
Two of my children have went to this school, not the third. Sweetin..... get it together man. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)						OSAS Mathematics (2026)						OSAS Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 4th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 5th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 5th Grade	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gardiner Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Williams St	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8200	699	25	28.3	54.2%	453 (64.8%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.6%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	47.7	172^nd of 371 public middle schools	53.6%		47.1	174^th of 368 public middle schools	52.7%	2			44.0	39.8	41.7	41.8			29.4	33.8	32.6	31.9		25.7	25.7	$18,464	$451	$18,013
Tumwata Middle School	Public	6-8	14133 S Donovan Rd	Oregon City	97045	Clackamas County	Oregon City School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 785-8300	685	25	26.9	54.6%	515 (75.2%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	56 (8.2%)	51.5	148^th of 371 public middle schools	60.1%		48.5	167^th of 368 public middle schools	54.6%	19			34.1	49.8	56.3	46.8			23.3	28.1	33.3	28.3		34.3	34.3	$17,691	$450	$17,241
Rosemont Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	20001 Salamo Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7550	699	39	18.1	28.9%	508 (72.7%)	9 (1.3%)	59 (8.4%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	88.6	37^th of 371 public middle schools	90.0%		88.5	37^th of 368 public middle schools	89.9%				72.1	62.3	65.4	66.5			51.6	57.9	48.7	52.7		46.1	46.1	$16,591	$00	$16,591
Athey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2110 Brandon Pl	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7400	470	30	15.5	24.7%	366 (77.9%)	5 (1.1%)	42 (8.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	76.5	63^rd of 371 public middle schools	83.0%		84.3	42^nd of 368 public middle schools	88.6%	21			60.9	69.6	53.6	61.1			51.4	53.7	44.4	49.8		19.7	19.7	$19,444	$00	$19,444
Walter L Kraxberger Middle School	Public	6-8	17777 Webster Rd	Gladstone	97027	Clackamas County	Gladstone School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 655-3636	343	20	16.9	62.7%	235 (68.5%)	2 (0.6%)	65 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.3%)	27.2	278^th of 371 public middle schools	25.1%		46.2	178^th of 368 public middle schools	51.6%	100			37.1	38.9	32.1	36.1			14.6	20.5	16.7	17.2		19.3	19.3	$21,807	$365	$21,442
Three Rivers Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	2565 SW Ek Rd	West Linn	97068	Clackamas County	West Linn-Wilsonville School District 3J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 673-7850	108	5	20.5		65 (60.2%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.2%)	14 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.7%)	79.5	52^nd of 371 public middle schools	86.0%		81.8	48^th of 368 public middle schools	87.0%	4	70.6	75.0	51.9	56.5	73.3	64.2	82.4	66.7	40.7	52.2	46.7	56.6	58.3	46.7	53.8	$5,827	$00	$5,827
Alder Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 SE Webster Rd	Milwaukie	97267	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5700	810	46	17.7	59.0%	462 (57.0%)	19 (2.3%)	256 (31.6%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	24.5	289^th of 371 public middle schools	22.1%		18.1	316^th of 368 public middle schools	14.1%	27			36.9	32.9	17.0	29.1			27.7	19.7	17.0	21.5		11.1	11.1	$21,569	$710	$20,859
Baker Prairie Middle School	Public	7-8	1859 SE Township Rd	Canby	97013	Clackamas County	Canby School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 263-7170	532	30	17.5	63.0%	309 (58.1%)	5 (0.9%)	188 (35.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	37.1	233^rd of 371 public middle schools	37.2%		34.8	231^st of 368 public middle schools	37.2%	2				40.5	36.6	38.4				23.4	23.7	23.6		27.9	27.9	$17,865	$347	$17,518
Rock Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	14331 SE 132nd Ave	Clackamas	97015	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5680	889	47	18.9	58.6%	445 (50.1%)	30 (3.4%)	145 (16.3%)	183 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.5%)	53.7	134^th of 371 public middle schools	63.9%		42.9	188^th of 368 public middle schools	48.9%	54			42.9	54.7	37.6	45.4			32.7	40.0	32.4	35.2		24.2	24.2	$20,053	$787	$19,266
Rowe Middle School	Public	6-8	3606 SE Lake Rd	Milwaukie	97222	Clackamas County	North Clackamas School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 353-5725	747	40	18.5	58.8%	402 (53.8%)	31 (4.1%)	197 (26.4%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	67 (9.0%)	32.9	252^nd of 371 public middle schools	32.1%		31.5	255^th of 368 public middle schools	30.7%	3			41.5	31.5	34.9	35.9			27.0	20.2	19.9	22.4		23.4	23.4	$22,251	$885	$21,366

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardiner Middle School

Is Gardiner Middle School a good school?

Gardiner Middle School ranks 172^nd of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gardiner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Gardiner Middle School.

What district is Gardiner Middle School in?

Oregon City School District 62

What high school do graduates of Gardiner Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gardiner Middle School usually go on to attend Oregon City Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Gardiner Middle School?

Students at Gardiner Middle School are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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